Josh Bartley heads
into his eighth season on the UMass Boston women's basketball
staff. While on the bench, Bartley has helped the program match the
school-record for victories.

Prior to his
arrival at UMB, he enjoyed four successful seasons as the Fulton
(MO) High School Girls basketball team's assistant varsity and
junior varsity head coach. While at FHS, he coached the JV squad to
a school-record 18 wins and also coached the softball varsity squad
to the state sectional playoffs.

Before becoming a
coach, Bartley also enjoyed an excellent athletic career at
Westminster College (MO), where he was a four-time Academic
All-Conference performer in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic
Conference.

His
athletic prowess wasn't limited to the gridiron in high school as
he earned 11 letters in three sports, at Fulton H.S., with four in
baseball and football and three in basketball.

Bartley has also
served as an Assistant Softball Coach for UMass Boston over the
past five years.

He
graduated from Westminster in 2000 and earned a masters of
education degree from University of Missouri-Columbia three years
later. He currently lives in Natick, MA and teaches 4th and 5th
grade Physical Education at Soloman Schechter Day School in Newton,
MA.